{"id":1692,"date":"2026-07-27T10:07:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T10:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1692"},"modified":"2026-07-27T10:07:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T10:07:50","slug":"james-talarico-says-islamic-mystics-shaped-his-faith-as-much-as-christians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1692","title":{"rendered":"James Talarico Says \u2018Islamic Mystics\u2019 Shaped His Faith \u2018As Much\u2019 As Christians"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p><span>On the campaign trail, Democrat candidate James Talarico often describes his faith as \u201cbiblical Christianity.\u201d But the Senate hopeful once credited Islamic mystics with shaping his faith just as much as Christian writers, audio unearthed by The Daily Wire reveals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1690\">Trump Deports Ex-NFL Player<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>In a recent interview with The New York Times, Talarico asserted that his faith was rooted in \u201cbiblical Christianity.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span>During an appearance on The State of Belief podcast in April 2024 alongside Muslim state Rep. Salman Bhojani, Talarico praised Islam for shaping his religious beliefs. <\/span><span>Those comments could come into play as debate heats up in Texas about Islam\u2019s growing presence in the state.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI know personally that I\u2019ve learned as much about my faith from Salman\u2019s tradition, from the Islamic mystics, from poets like Rumi, as much as I have from Christian authors and Christian writers,\u201d he said. \u201cThis kind of interfaith dialogue, it doesn\u2019t water down your tradition, in fact it strengthens it, it brings out new flavors and new colors.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"375\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ph72LCduP8I?feature=oembed\" title=\"Faith and Public Service with Texas Reps Salman Bhojani and James Talarico\" width=\"500\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span>Talarico later quoted the 13th-century Islamic mystic as saying \u201cin every religion there is love, yet love has no religion.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Talarico, looking to become the first Democrat to win statewide election in Texas in decades, has faced much scrutiny over his leftist version of Christianity and the <\/span><span>uber-woke<\/span><span> church he attends in Austin. That scrutiny comes as the legacy media speculated that Talarico could sway Christian voters who ordinarily vote Republican.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1689\">Bagels And Bullets: Antisemitic Terror Wave Hits Jewish Bakery Chain<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the 2024 podcast, Talarico celebrated <span>Bhojani\u2019s election as the \u201ctrue fruition of multi-racial, multicultural, multi-religious democracy\u201d and \u201ca threat to those who don\u2019t believe in a pluralistic democracy\u201d and \u201cthose who are pushing a sectarian exclusive Christian nationalist vision for our country.\u201d He also said that <\/span><span>\u201cTexas is proud to be the home of more Muslim Americans than any other state in the union\u201d and that advocating for the Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms was \u201cdeeply unchristian.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The creep of Islamic ideology into Texas has been a hot issue over the last few years, with Governor Greg Abbott <\/span><span>designating<\/span><span> the Council on American-Islamic Relations as a foreign terrorist organization in November 2025. Abbott accused CAIR of attempting to impose Sharia law on the Lone Star State. <\/span><span>State officials have also <\/span><span>moved<\/span><span> to challenge planned Islamic cities, keep schools promoting Sharia law from <\/span><span>receiving<\/span><span> state dollars, and <\/span><span>pushed<\/span><span> backs on efforts to brand the Alamo as an \u201cIslamic building.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Talarico, who <\/span><span>describes<\/span><span> himself as a \u201cChristian who hates Christianity,\u201d has said he believes God is \u201cnonbinary\u201d and that Jesus was a \u201cradical feminist.\u201d <\/span><span>During a recent commencement speech at Paul Quinn College, Talarico appeared indifferent to whether people believed in God or attended church.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI\u2019m not asking you to join an organized religion. I\u2019m asking you to join something bigger than yourself. Find a spiritual practice that works for you, whether it\u2019s meditation or fasting, gardening, or bird watching, whether it\u2019s in a church, or a temple, or a book club, or a neighborhood group, find a community that can help you touch the ground of your own being.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1688\">Fauci Already Imagined Himself As Trump\u2019s Adversary In January 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the campaign trail, Democrat candidate James Talarico often describes his faith as \u201cbiblical Christianity.\u201d But the Senate hopeful once credited Islamic mystics with shaping his faith just as much as Christian writers, audio unearthed by The Daily Wire reveals.In a recent interview with The New York Times, Talarico asserted that his faith was rooted in \u201cbiblical Christianity.\u201d\u00a0During an appearance on The State of Belief podcast in April 2024 alongside Muslim state Rep. Salman Bhojani, Talarico praised Islam for shaping his religious beliefs. Those comments could come into play as debate heats up in Texas about Islam\u2019s growing presence in the state.\u00a0\u201cI know personally that I\u2019ve learned as much about my faith from Salman\u2019s tradition, from the Islamic mystics, from poets like Rumi, as much as I have from Christian authors and Christian writers,\u201d he said. \u201cThis kind of interfaith dialogue, it doesn\u2019t water down your tradition, in fact it strengthens it, it brings out new flavors and new colors.\u201d\u00a0Talarico later quoted the 13th-century Islamic mystic as saying \u201cin every religion there is love, yet love has no religion.\u201dTalarico, looking to become the first Democrat to win statewide election in Texas in decades, has faced much scrutiny over his leftist version of Christianity and the uber-woke church he attends in Austin. That scrutiny comes as the legacy media speculated that Talarico could sway Christian voters who ordinarily vote Republican.On the 2024 podcast, Talarico celebrated Bhojani\u2019s election as the \u201ctrue fruition of multi-racial, multicultural, multi-religious democracy\u201d and \u201ca threat to those who don\u2019t believe in a pluralistic democracy\u201d and \u201cthose who are pushing a sectarian exclusive Christian nationalist vision for our country.\u201d He also said that \u201cTexas is proud to be the home of more Muslim Americans than any other state in the union\u201d and that advocating for the Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms was \u201cdeeply unchristian.\u201dThe creep of Islamic ideology into Texas has been a hot issue over the last few years, with Governor Greg Abbott designating the Council on American-Islamic Relations as a foreign terrorist organization in November 2025. Abbott accused CAIR of attempting to impose Sharia law on the Lone Star State. State officials have also moved to challenge planned Islamic cities, keep schools promoting Sharia law from receiving state dollars, and pushed backs on efforts to brand the Alamo as an \u201cIslamic building.\u201d\u00a0Talarico, who describes himself as a \u201cChristian who hates Christianity,\u201d has said he believes God is \u201cnonbinary\u201d and that Jesus was a \u201cradical feminist.\u201d During a recent commencement speech at Paul Quinn College, Talarico appeared indifferent to whether people believed in God or attended church.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m not asking you to join an organized religion. I\u2019m asking you to join something bigger than yourself. Find a spiritual practice that works for you, whether it\u2019s meditation or fasting, gardening, or bird watching, whether it\u2019s in a church, or a temple, or a book club, or a neighborhood group, find a community that can help you touch the ground of your own being.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1691,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>James Talarico Says \u2018Islamic Mystics\u2019 Shaped His Faith \u2018As Much\u2019 As Christians - Blue Route Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1692\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"James Talarico Says \u2018Islamic Mystics\u2019 Shaped His Faith \u2018As Much\u2019 As Christians - Blue Route Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"On the campaign trail, Democrat candidate James Talarico often describes his faith as \u201cbiblical Christianity.\u201d But the Senate hopeful once credited Islamic mystics with shaping his faith just as much as Christian writers, audio unearthed by The Daily Wire reveals.In a recent interview with The New York Times, Talarico asserted that his faith was rooted in \u201cbiblical Christianity.\u201d\u00a0During an appearance on The State of Belief podcast in April 2024 alongside Muslim state Rep. 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That scrutiny comes as the legacy media speculated that Talarico could sway Christian voters who ordinarily vote Republican.On the 2024 podcast, Talarico celebrated Bhojani\u2019s election as the \u201ctrue fruition of multi-racial, multicultural, multi-religious democracy\u201d and \u201ca threat to those who don\u2019t believe in a pluralistic democracy\u201d and \u201cthose who are pushing a sectarian exclusive Christian nationalist vision for our country.\u201d He also said that \u201cTexas is proud to be the home of more Muslim Americans than any other state in the union\u201d and that advocating for the Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms was \u201cdeeply unchristian.\u201dThe creep of Islamic ideology into Texas has been a hot issue over the last few years, with Governor Greg Abbott designating the Council on American-Islamic Relations as a foreign terrorist organization in November 2025. Abbott accused CAIR of attempting to impose Sharia law on the Lone Star State. State officials have also moved to challenge planned Islamic cities, keep schools promoting Sharia law from receiving state dollars, and pushed backs on efforts to brand the Alamo as an \u201cIslamic building.\u201d\u00a0Talarico, who describes himself as a \u201cChristian who hates Christianity,\u201d has said he believes God is \u201cnonbinary\u201d and that Jesus was a \u201cradical feminist.\u201d During a recent commencement speech at Paul Quinn College, Talarico appeared indifferent to whether people believed in God or attended church.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m not asking you to join an organized religion. I\u2019m asking you to join something bigger than yourself. 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